Winston-Salem Journal | Lecture series tries to promote black giving

Winston-Salem Journal | Lecture series tries to promote black giving: "Lecture series tries to promote black giving
Many say philanthropy is for 'rich, white people'

By Mary Giunca
JOURNAL REPORTER

Last summer, when The Winston-Salem Foundation asked a group of 50 black people to define philanthropy, many of them said: 'That's what rich white people do.'

To counter that stereotype, the foundation's Black Philanthropy Initiative will hold a series of lectures that examine traditions and trends of giving in the black community"